Coach Cedric Anderson just sees his Tigers playing the same caliber football they have throughout the season, and hopes that trend continues Friday against visiting No. 2 Notre Dame.

"They're very sound up front on the offensive and defensive lines," Anderson said. "They're very good in the running game, and their quarterback manages the game really well, so we're gonna have our hands full. We just need to slow 'em down and score some points ourself.

"We have to control the line of scrimmage on both sides at least somewhat, and No. 2, we have to hold down our turnovers and force a couple from them."

According to seeding, the Tigers, which have been the underdog in each of their three playoff victories thus far, will again be on Friday and in a potential state championship matchup with No. 1 Parkview Baptist or No. 5 Livonia.

While Anderson feels the schedule's difficulty was responsible for three defeats, it also prepared the team for this level of postseason success.

"We played some stiff competition early on," Anderson said. "We played a very good Zachary team, a very good Salmen team, and then we had no choice but to play Parkview Baptist in our district, and they're the No. 1 seed, so the teams we lost to have been of good quality and we just came up a little short in the end.

"It helped us because we could see, you know, there's one or two little things that if we could have done those a little better, we could've won."

The coach sees the bulk of his team's performance during the playoff run as being much the same as its regular-season performance, but pointed to the first half of a 39-10 second-round victory against No. 6 Rayne as likely its best half all year, particularly offensively.

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A 22-point fourth-quarter comeback last week at Farmerville also left Anderson noticeably pleased.

"Oh yeah, that was actually a great feeling because we were down 16-0 when the fourth quarter started, and we broke it down, and the kids listened and we started gaining some momentum … That's definitely something we can build on," he said.

Senior quarterback Kendell Beckwith rushed for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion and passed for another of each in the 22-16 upset of the No. 14 Farmers. But Anderson pointed to a variety of players who have stepped up alongside their star teammate.

Two-way linemen DeQuan Franklin and Christopher Young, defensive backs and receivers Photorence Hawkins and Danny Johnson and running back/defensive end Kameron McKnight have been among the standouts, the coach said.

And Anderson expects a great deal of support for the Tigers' first home semifinal since the school's consolidation.

"I expect a real good turnout," the coach said. "It's been a while, and actually, this is the first time for East Feliciana since it's been East Feliciana. We made it to the semifinals two years ago, but that one was in New Orleans against John Curtis.

"This time, we'll have the home crowd, and they're real excited. They've been getting more and more excited each week, and I hope we give 'em a reason to keep getting excited."

The Bears fell, 28-21, at Mandeville, who will make a second straight semifinal appearance this week.

The Kittens, who were routed 44-8 by Class 1A No. 1 Ouachita Christian, became the latest victim in a dominant season.

LIVIN' IT UP IN LIVONIA: Livonia hosted the quarterfinal Friday that was nearest to Baton Rouge, utilizing two blocked field goals and a fumble recovery to escape Class 3A No. 13 Jennings with a 24-21 double-overtime victory.

It Wildcats' first-ever quarterfinal appearance, and this week at Parkview Baptist will be their first-ever semifinal.